Kwame Akoto-Bamfo

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo
Born1983
Ghana
EducationBFA & MFA in painting and sculpture
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Known forNkyinkyim Installation
Notable workBlank Slate Monument
MovementSculptor

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo (born 1983) is a multi-disciplinary artist, educator and activist, known for his sculptures and massive body of works dedicated to the memory, healing and Restorative Justice for people of African descent. His outdoor sculptures are dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Transatlantic slave trade, notably the installation Nkyinkim, on display at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice that opened in 2018 in Montgomery, Alabama. His other sculptures include an installation of 1,200 concrete heads representing Ghana's enslaved ancestors in Accra, the capital of Ghana. Called Faux-Reedom, it was unveiled in 2017.